. Ephraim's spouse was a Collier, acc to some ref, and Elizabeth Collier, d/o Shadrack Collier (#2), acc to some, although she was. too old to be this Shadrack's daughter, but could have been a sister. No proof or evidence for any of this possible Collier linkage.

. 1774: Ephraim settled in Montgomery Co, Va by this year.. 1774: Ephraim took part in the Point Pleasant Expedition in Lord Dunmore's War, serving 24 days in Capt Cloyd's company.. 1776: Ephraim's land claim before the Land Commissioners alleges that in 1776 he settled on 150 acres on Burks Fork.. 1780 Montgomery Co: Jarret Branson accused Ephraim, Thomas, and Benford Dickens of being Tories, although Ephraim Dink-. ins was a member of Jonathan Isham's militia company.. 1782: Ephraim's land claim was surveyed for 120 acres and was described as being on the Turkey Fork of Burks Fork. The tract. was issued to James Cock of Crooked Creek, who sold it to Benford Dickens in 1796.. 1782: Ephraim was taxed for one horse and two cattle.. 1787: Ephraim was taxed for two horses and six cattle.. 1783: Ephraim had a tract of 122 acres surveyed on Crooked Creek, but the grant for the land was issued to Kincannon in 1796.. 1788, 29 Aug: Montgomery Co tax list C: Ephraim Dinkins, 0 WM 16-21, 0 slaves, 2 horses.. 1789, 20 Aug: Montgomery Co personal property tax list C, Big Reed Island Cr, Big Snake, and Burks Fork: Ephraim Dinkins,. 0 WM 16-21, 0 slaves, 2 horses.. 1793 Wythe Co, Va tax list: Ephraim Dinkins.. 1794 Grayson Co, Va personal property tax list: Ephraim Dinkins, 1 male > 16, 2 horses.. 1796: Ephraim purchased 116 acres on Greasy Creek, part of the old Quesenberry tract.. 1799 Grayson Co land tax list: Ephraim Dinkins, 165 acres, value $106.67, tax $0.51.. same, Ephraim Dinkins, 166 acres, value $100, tax $0.48.. 1800 Grayson Co tax list: Ephraim Dinkins: 2 males > 21, 2 horses.. Ephraim went to Patrick Co, Va for about 3 years (ca 1800-06 period).. 1807: Ephraim sold his land on Greasy Creek.. 1808: Ephraim purchased land in Greasy Creek, which he sold in 1810.. 1810: Ephraim purchased land on Snake Creek, in the Webb settlement, and sold it in 1815.. He apparently left the Grayson Co, Va area around 1815.

025 ? 7. Isaac Dickens, b ca 1797 Va, m Elizabeth ____, b ca 1803 Va.. Was living in same county as Ephraim in 1830, but no proof he is a brother, but since he had son Shadrick in the 1850 census,. there is a strong liklihood that he is Ephraim's son.. Moved to Wayne Co, Ind and Greene Co, Mo.

. Ref: "Carroll 1765-1814 The Settlements", John Perry Alderman, 1985, p 48-50. This source states that Ephraim may have. married a Collier girl, as the Dickens and Collier homes were close, and that the suspicion is that his sons included James,. Thomas, Shadrack, and Ephraim Jr.

. Note: One source says that Thomas and Ephraim were born in Halifax Co, NC and were sons of Ephraim Dickens and Elizabeth. Collier (d/o Shadrack Collier). No evidence given for the Halifax location, which is inconsistent with Ephraim's location in. the 1780's..